2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball
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Conference	Conference USA
2016–17 record	0-0 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach	Robert Ehsan (1st year)
Assistant coach	Turner Battle
Home arena	Bartow Arena

The 2016–17 UAB Blazers basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by 1st year head coach Robert Ehsan, play their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Blazers finished the season 26-7 overall, 16-2 in Conference USA and were the regular season champions of the league. They received an automatic bid to the NIT Tournament where they lost in the first round to BYU.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Robert Brown	4	G	6'5"	195	Sr	Clermont, FL	Virginia Tech

Incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Darling SG	Hyattsville, Maryland	DeMatha Catholic HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Javien Williams SG	Birmingham, Alabama	Woodlawn HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town G 0 Hakeem Baxter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA G 1 Denzell Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Flint, MI G 2 Nick Norton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bloomington, IN F 3 Chris Cokley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Savannah, GA G 5 Deion Lavender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Alton, IL G 11 Dirk Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Homewood, AL F 21 Tosin Mehinti 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Lithonia, GA G 22 Tyler Madison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Columbiana, AL F 33 Thomas Smallwood 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Bordeaux, France F 34 William Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Plantersville, AL F 35 Lewis Sullivan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hazen Green, AL G 45 Lionel Love (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Huntsville, AL	Head coach Robert Ehsan Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

TBD